I have been taking pictures since I was a little boy growing up in Lee a small town in Western Massachusetts. My Aunt May was the 1st one to introduce me to photography and she was a prolific photographer in her own right. She traveled all over the world bringing back landscape photos. Over the years I spent some time taking pictures but didn’t really take it very seriously, just trying to make it “come out”. Then the digital age came and I bought my 1st point and shoot. A Kodak 3MP camera that really did a good job and was a good camera to start learning on. I have really enjoyed the education process, spending a lot of time watching webcasts and other video training and listening to my favorite podcasts about the subject. I found some good friends to shoot with and joined a couple local camera clubs.
I am now a Canon shooter and use Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop to develop my images.
Gear
Camera:
Canon 7D MKII
Lenses:
Canon 70-200 F4 IS (my favorite)
Canon 50 F1.4
Sigma 150-500 F5.6
Sigma 10-20 F3.5
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Fujifilm XE-2
Fujinon Super EBC XF 10-24mm 1:4 R OIS
Fujinon Super EBC XF 18-55mm 1:2.8-4 R
Fujinon Nano-GL 50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR
Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS
Fujifilm XF 1.4x TC WR Teleconverter
Camera Bag:
Lowpro Mini Trekker
Think Tank Belt System
Black Rapid RS-5 Strap
Tripod: Induro CT213
Ballhead: Really Right Stuff BH-40
Induro GHBA Gimbal Head
Lighting:
Speedlite 580EXII
Speedlite 420EX
Cheetah Soft Box
2 Studio Strobes
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